Molind Pushes Women’s Hockey Past Endicott in OT, 3-2

EAST BOSTON – Sam Molind netted the game-winning goal with 19 seconds left in overtime to send Suffolk women's hockey past Endicott, 3-2, Saturday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. Shayna Deutsch had her first collegiate goal in the win and Kate Pohl potted her first goal in a Rams' sweater in the triumph as well.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Endicott 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-3-0, 1-1-0 CNE) | Endicott (2-1-0, 1-1-0 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Deutsch chipped in the game-opening goal at the midway point of the opening period. Molind had the puck behind the net found Deutsch in front, who quickly snuck it by Casey Mortiz to give Suffolk a 1-0 lead at the 10:47 mark. 

Endicott leveled the playing field behind Ella Rago's strike at the 8:18 in the second stanza. Maggie Lynch and Maggie Holt helped on the Gulls first goal of the day. 

The visitors went ahead with 2:18 remaining before the second intermission thanks to Cami Ahern's marker that was assisted by Jo Wimler and Teaghan Hall. 

Suffolk managed to make things interest as Pohl tied things up with 32 seconds left in before the second intermission. The grad student made it 2-2 with help from Maddie Gagliano and Liliana Moose.  

Both sides went scoreless over the third frame to send the conference clash into overtime.  

Endicott commanded most over the extra session, but Jenna Caballero got control of the puck in the Rams zone and found a wide open Molind at center ice. The senior took the pass for a one-on-one with Mortiz and sniped the game-winner low stick side shoulder to send Suffolk to victory for the first time this season. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• Katelyn Michals registered 26 saves in the victory.
• Moritz notched 26 stops in the setback. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Molind finished with one goal, the game-winner, and one assist. 
• Deutsch and Pohl provided one goal apiece. 
• Caballero, Gagliano and Moose each dished out one assist. 
• Suffolk edged Endicott in shots, 29-28. 
• Both teams went 0-for-5 on the power play. 
• The face-off battle was even, 33-33. 

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams won their first game of the season. 
• Suffolk played in its first overtime outing since the 2023-24 finale, a 2-2 draw versus Curry Feb. 16, 2024. 
• Suffolk won its first overtime game since a 4-3 triumph at Salve Regina, Feb. 9, 2024. 
• The blue-and-gold moved to 2-0-2 in OT under Abby Ostrom's guidance. 
• The Rams bested the Gulls for the first time since March 4, 2023, a 2-1 victory in the conference championship. 
• The win snapped a four-game skid against the Gulls. 
• Suffolk is now 4-12-0 all-time against Endicott. 
• At home the Rams are now 2-6-0 against Endicott. 
• Suffolk and Endicott went into overtime for the third time, first since Nov. 19, 2022, a 2-1 Suffolk triumph in Eastie. 
• The Rams are now 2-1-0 in OT outings versus the Gulls. 
• Ten of the 16 games between Suffolk and Endicott have been decided by one goal. 
• Suffolk bested Endicott for the first time with Ostrom on the bench. 
• The Rams are now 1-4-0 versus the Gulls in the Ostrom era. 
• Suffolk scored three goals against Endicott, the most since potting three in a 4-3 loss, Feb. 18, 2022.
• Michals tallied her first collegiate win in net. 
• Deutsch potted her first collegiate goal. 
• Pohl logged her first goal at Suffolk. 
• Gagliano and Moose have both set-up a strike in the last three games. 
• Caballero notched her first assist of the season. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams prep for a home-and-home series with Johnson & Wales. Suffolk will host the Wildcats Friday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m., before traveling to JWU Saturday, Nov. 16 at 4:00 p.m.